Government Types
How old must you be to be a member of the House of Representatives?
25 Years
Which principle relates to the idea that all people have natural and unalienable rights?
Individual Rights
Which concept means that all people should have rights that no one can take away
Natural Law
Which part of government handles inter state commerce (trade between states)
The National government
Lil Durk
Rule by the One Powerful Leader
Dictatorship
How long is the term of a president?
Which idea relates to the concept that everyone should be subject to the same set of rules and expectations?
Rule of Law
The Magna Carta is a document from 1,000 years ago. It was the first time who's power was limited (checked)
The Monarch or King
Which part of the government is responsible for establishing schools?
State Government
Yeezus?
Kanye West
Rule where citizens themselves directly get to write laws
direct democracy
The Congress (AKA the House of Representatives)
Which concept best connects to this part of the constitution: "bills originate from the house of representatives but the senate has to accept them"
Separation of Powers
Which enlightenment philosopher believed that government power should be separated into different groups
Montesquieu
Which Federal (National ) organization is responsible for regulating the environment?
The EPA
Had a 2013 mixtape, Acid Rap.
Chance the Rapper
Rule by the Few Religious Leaders
Theocracy
How long is the term of a Senator?
Six Years
Your cousin got arrested. Which founding principle can you use to tell them that they will get a free and fair trial?
The Independent Judiciary
After Declaring Independence, what were our laws called?
The Articles of Confederation. They were flawed because they had no president (executive branch) or judges (judicial branch)
What did the supreme court decide in the Alaska environment case (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. EPA. )
That the national government is allowed to regulate the environment becasue pollution affects interstate commerce
"Lucid Dreams"
Juice WRLD
The system we have in the US where people vote for representatives and a president
Presidential Democracy or a Republic
What are the three parts or branches of the federal government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Which concept connects to the notion that representatives must win elections?
Popular Soverignty
Where was the constitution agreed on and signed
The constitutional convention (we didn't talk about this but it was in Philadelphia)
What did the supreme court decide in the United States v. Lopez case?
Gun control is a state issue because it does not affect inter state commerce (business between states)
"I don't like"
Chief Keef